epidemic
n. 流行病；流传；a. 流传极广的
calorie
n. 大卡；卡（路里）
reverse
v. 撤销；倒转 a. 相反的
plausible
a. 似有道理的
impair
vt. 损害，削弱
shiver
vi./n. 发抖
chill
vt. 使变冷；n. 寒冷；风寒
proportion
n. 比例；部分；均衡
genetic
a. 遗传（学）的；n. (-s)遗传学
offspring
n. 后代；崽
identical
a. 相同的
intrigue
v. 激起…的好奇心；耍阴谋；n. 阴谋
seal
n. 封条；图章；海豹；vt. （密）封
spectrum
n. 谱，光谱；范围
mature
a. 成熟的；成年人的；深思熟虑的；到期的 v. （使）成熟
lean
v. 倾斜；靠；a. 瘦的；贫乏的
incline
v.（使）倾斜；（使）倾向于；n. 斜坡
energetic
a. 精力充沛的
heighten
v.（使）提高
bald
a. 秃的；磨光的；不加掩饰的
accompany
vt. 陪伴；伴随；为…伴奏
spill
v.（使）溢出，（使）洒落；n. 溢出
assemble
v. 集合；装配
assembly
n. 立法机构；集会；装配
shrink
v. （使）收缩；退缩
fluctuate
vi. 波动
revive
v. 使复苏；恢复
monopoly
n. 垄断；垄断商品
sparkle
vi. 发光；活跃；n. 闪烁；活力
resort
vi.求助，诉诸；n. 求助，诉诸；求助的对象；胜地
doubtful
a. 难以预测的；可疑的
radioactive
a. 放射性的
dump
vt. 倾卸；倾销；n. 垃圾场
yell
vi./n. 号叫，叫喊
saying
n. 谚语
forecast
n./vt. 预测
brew
v. 酿造，酝酿；
repression
n. 压抑，镇压
bounce
v. （使）弹起，（使）反弹；n. 弹，反弹
humidity
n. 湿度，潮湿
rational
a. 理性的；合理的
utter
vt. 说；a. 完全的
tackle
vt. 对付；与…交涉 n. 阻截；
doom
vt. 注定；n. 厄运
reinforce
vt. 增强
circulation
n. 循环，流通；流传；发行量
sensation
n. 感觉能力；感觉；轰动
encounter
vt./n. 遇到，遭遇
perceive
vt. 感知；认识到
appearance
n. 出现；外表
export
n. 出口（物）v. 出口
transfer
v./n. 转移；调动，
transit
n. 运输
concrete
a. 具体的；n. 混凝土
magnify
vt. 放大；夸大
choke
v. （使）窒息，呛；塞满
poisonous
a. 有毒的；恶毒的
virtual
a. 实质上的，事实上的
pedestrian
n. 行人
thesis
n. 论文，毕业论文；论题
shipment
n. 装运；装载的货物
predecessor
n. 前辈；前身
perspective
n. 视角；远景；
fabricate
vt. 捏造，伪造（文件等）；建造，制造
avail
n. 效用，利益；v. 使…产生效用，使…有价值
refund
n. 退款 ；vt. 退还（钱款）
discern
vt. 看出，察觉出；识别，认出
stumble
vi. 绊倒；跌跌撞撞地走；（说话等时）结结巴巴
negligible
a. 可忽略不计的，微不足道的
permeate
v. 弥漫，遍布；渗入，渗透
assault
vt./n. （武力上或口头上）攻击，袭击
dilute
vt. 稀释，冲淡；a. 稀释的，冲淡的
stitch
n.（缝、绣、编结等的）一针；缝法，针法；（肋部的）突然剧痛 v. 缝，绣
vent
n. 通风口；vt. 表达，发泄（情感等）
flap
飘动，（翅的）振动； v. 拍动，飘动；振翅
adjacent
a. （to）邻近的，毗连的
captive
a. 被捕获的；n. 俘虏
catholic
a. 天主教的；（c-）普遍的n. 天主教徒
eclipse
n.（日、月）食；使暗淡，使暗然失色
adjoin
vt. 贴近，与…毗连
ballet
n.芭蕾舞，芭蕾舞剧；芭蕾舞团
capsule
n. 胶囊
elapse
vi. （时间）消逝，过去
reel
n. 卷轴；vi. 蹒跚；眩晕 vt. （in,；up）卷
hose
n. 软管 vt. 用软管淋浇
hostage
n. 人质
generalize
v. 概括，归纳，推断
interim
a. 暂时的，临时的；n. 间歇，过渡期间
fuse
n. 保险丝；v. 熔合；
fusion
n. 融合，联合，合并；
invaluable
a. 非常宝贵的，无价的
lofty
a. 高傲的；崇高的；高耸的
longitude
n. 经度，经线
听力
Conversation 1
A Tonight we have a special guest【客人】from the local establishment【建立、机构】the Prage Café. Welcome.
B：Hi， thanks for have a meal on your show.
A：Thank you for joining us. So please tell us why do decide to open a café。
B：Well，we saw the opportunity to offer something a little special and different from other establishments. Cafe certainly is a very competitive market sector. There are more than plenty【大量、很多】in our city，and we thought they are all rather similar to each other. Wouldn‘t you agree？
A：Certainly yes. So how is your establishment any different？
B：Well，simply put, we have rabbits wandering freely on the place；our customers come in and enjoy their food and drinks while a little rabbit play about and brush against their legs. There is no other place like it.【没有其他地方像它一样】
A：That‘s amazing. How do you come up with the idea？
W:We saw other cafes with cats in them. So we thought,why not rabbits? People love rabbits.They are very cute animals.
M: But is it safe? Do the rabbits ever bite people? Or do any customers ever hurt the rabbits?
W: It's perfectly safe for both rabbits and our customers. Rabbits are very peaceful and certainly do not bite. Furthermore，our rabbits are regularly cleaned and have all received the required shots. So there is no health risk whatsoever. As for our customers，they are all animal lovers，so they would never try to hurt the rabbits. Sometimes a young child may get over-excited, and be a little too rough, but it's never a serious matter. On the contrary，the Parisian Café offers a great experience for children,a chance for them to learn about rabbits and how to take care of them.
M:Well，it's certainly the first time I've heard of a cafe like that.
1. What do we learn about the woman？
2. What does the woman say about the café in her city？
3. How did Prage café guarantee the rabbit does not post a harmful threat？
4. What did the woman say about their customers？
Conversation 2
M:Hey，there. How are you?
w:Oh，hi.I'm great! Thanks. And you look great，too.
M:Thank you. It's good to see you shopping at the organic section. I see you've got lots of healthy stuff. I wish I could buy more organic produce from here，but I find the kids don't like it. I don't know about yours，but mine are all about junk food.
W：Oh，trust me. I know exactly how you feel. My children are the same. What is it with kids these days that all like junk food they eat. I think it‘s all that advertising on TV. That’s where they get it.
M：Yes，it must be. My children see something on TV and they immediately want it. It‘s like they don’t realize it‘s just an advertisement.
W：Right，and practically everything that advertises for children is unhealthy processed food. No surprise then it becomes a battle for us parents to feed our children ordinary food and vegetables.
M：That‘s just the thing. One never sees ordinary ingredients being advertised on TV. It’s never a carrot or a peach【胡萝卜或桃子】，it‘s always some garbage【垃圾】like chocolate【巧克力】covered sweets. So unhealthy.
W：Exactly. And these big food cooperations have so much money to spend on clever tactic【策略】design to make young people want to buy their products. Children never stand the chance，it‘s really not fair.
M：You are so right. When we were children，we barely had any junk food available and we turned out just fine.
W：Yes， my parents don‘t understand any of it. Both TV commercials【商业广告】and the supermarkets are alien【陌生的；外国的】to them. Their worlds were so different back to when they are young.
M：I don‘t know what will happen to the next generation.
W：The world is going crazy.
M：You bet.【一点没错】
Q5. What do the speakers say about the food their children like？
Q6. According to the speakers， what affects children‘s choice of food most？
Q7. What do the speakers believe big food cooperations are doing？
Q8. What do we know about the speakers when they were children？
Section B
Passage 1
At some 2300 miles in length，the Mississippi is the longest river in the United States. At some 1000 miles，the Mackenzie is the longest river in Canada. But these waterways seem mute【沉默的】in comparison to the world‘s two longest rivers — the Nile and the Amazon.
The Nile，which begins in central Africa【非洲】and flows over 4100 miles north into the Mediterranean. Host to one of the world’s great ancient civilizations【文明】along its shores【海岸】，Calm and peaceful for most of the year， the Nile used to flood annually, thereby creating，irrigating and caring new top soil【泥土】to the nearby farmland【农田】on which ancient Egypt depended for a livelihood. As a means of transportation【作为一种交通工具】，the river carried various vessels【血管、船舶】up and down its length. A journey through the unconstructed part of this waterway today would pass by the splendid valley of the kings【辉煌的帝王谷】with tombs【古墓】of many of these ancient monarchs【君主】，having stood for over 3000 years.
Great civilizations and intensive settlements【定居点，殖民地】are hardly associated with the Amazon. Yet this 4000 mile-long south American river carries about 20% of the world‘s fresh water【淡水】，more than the Mississippi，Nile and the Mackenzie combined. Other statistics are equally astonishing【同样惊人】. the Amazon is so wide at some points that from its center neither shore【岸】can be seen. Each second【每秒钟】the Amazon pours【倾泻】some 55 million gallons【加仑】of water into the Atlantic. There，at it’s mouth【嘴巴】stands one island larger than Switzland. Most important of all，the Amazon irrigates【灌溉】the largest tropical【热带的】rainforest on earth.
9. What can be found in the valley of the kings？
10. In what way is the Amazon different from other big rivers？
11. What does the speaker say about the Amazon？
Passage Two
How often do you say to people “I‘m busy” or “I haven’t got time for that.” It‘s inevitable true that all of us live a life in the fast lane，even though we know that being busy is not always particular healthy.
Growing-up in New Zealand，everything was always calm and slow，people enjoy the tranquility of a slower pace of life. but after I moved to the Tokyo and lived there in a number of years，I got used to having a pilot to do lists. And my calendar always looks like a mass, with loads of things to do written across it，I found myself feeling my time up with endless work meetings and social events. Russian along as busy as a bee.
Then，one day，I came across a book called in praise of slowness and realized that being busy is not only detrimental【 有害的】， but also has the danger of turning life into endless race. So I started practicing various practical steps【实用的步骤】mentioned by the author of the book，and began to revolt against the very idea of being too busy. It doesn’t mean that my to do lists no longer exist，but I have become more aware of the importance of slowing down and making sure that I enjoy the daily activities as I carry out.
From now on，when someone asked how your life is，try your responding with the words like “exciting and fun”，instead of the cultural norm that says "busy". See if your experience that tranquility that follows.
12. What does the speaker think is inevitable truth？
13. What does the speaker about her life in Tokyo？
14. What makes the speaker change her life style？
15. What happened after the speaker changed her life style？